[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55806-55807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8204]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION


Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors

Amended Notice

Changes to the Agenda and Reconvening of Meeting

    Notice: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is announcing 
amendments to the notice of the September 18, 2006 meeting of the Board 
of Directors (Board). This meeting was announced in the Federal 
Register dated September 12, 2006, Volume 71, Number 176. The amendment 
is being made to reflect a change to the meeting Agenda. Notice is also 
being given of the reconvening of the Board's meeting.

Reconvening of Meeting

    There being insufficient time for the Board to conclude its 
business on September 18, 2006, the Board voted to recess the meeting 
and reconvene on Friday, September 22, 2006, at which time it will meet 
telephonically until its business is concluded.
    Times and Date(s): At 9 a.m., on Friday, September 22, 2006, the 
Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors will reconvene the 
meeting recessed on September 18, 2006. The meeting will be by 
telephone. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting in 
person may do so by coming to the Corporation's 3rd floor Conference 
Center at the address given below. The call-in information for members 
of the public wishing to participate in the meeting by telephone 
follows.
    Toll-free number: 1-888-323-2717.
    Call Leader: Patricia Batie.
    Pass Code: Victor Fortuno.
    Location: The Legal Services Corporation, 3rd Floor Conference 
Center, 3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    Status of Meetings: Open, except as noted below.
    <bullet> Status: Board of Directors Meeting--Open, except that a 
portion of the meeting of the Board of Directors may be closed to the 
public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors. At the closed 
session, the Board will receive briefings \1\ from the Inspector 
General on the investigation requested by Congressmen Enzi, Grassley 
and Cannon, and a separate briefing from LSC management on the same 
matter. The closing will be authorized by the relevant provisions of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(b)] and the 
Legal Services Corporation's corresponding regulation, 45 CFR 
1622.5(g).
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    \1\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff 
briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the 
term ``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine 
Act do not apply to such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3
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Amended Agenda

    During the September 18, 2006 meeting of the Board of Directors, 
the agenda was amended as indicated below. Changes appear in 
italicized, bold print.
Open Session
    1. Approval of agenda.
    2. Approval of minutes of the Board's meeting of July 29, 2006.
    3. Approval of minutes of the Executive Session of the Board's 
meeting of July 29, 2006.
    4. Consider and act on Staff report on document requests dated 
April 12, 2006, June 19, 2006 and August 8, 2006 that were received 
from Congress and LSC's responses thereto.
    5. Consider and act on Staff report on the CBS News story of August 
13, 2006 and the Associated Press story of August 14, 2006 and LSC's 
response(s) thereto.
    6. Chairman's report.
    7. Consider and act on report of the Board's Finance Committee.
    8. Consider and act on other business.
    9. Consider and act on whether to authorize the Chairman of the 
Board, after consultation with the Board's Vice Chairman and the 
Chairman of the Board's Finance Committee, to communicate to the 
Congress the Board's view of H.R. 5974.
    10. Public comment.
    11. Consider and act on whether to authorize non-public briefings 
of the Board and discussion by the Board as per the items listed below 
under Closed Session.
Closed Session
    12. Briefing by the OIG on status of CRLA investigation.
    13. Briefing by management on CRLA referral issues.
    14. Briefing by the OIG on status of the investigation requested by 
Chairmen Enzi, Grassley and Cannon.
    15. Briefing by LSC Management on the investigation requested by 
Chairmen Enzi, Grassley and Cannon.
    16. Discussion of above briefings.
    17. Briefing on recent developments in litigation involving the 
Corporation.
    18. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.
    The agenda amendments to the agenda were authorized by a majority 
vote of the Board of Directors as indicated below.

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                                                 Record of Votes
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                Member                             Yes                        No                    Absent
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Lillian BeVier........................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
Jonann Chiles.........................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
Thomas Fuentes........................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
Herbert Garten........................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
David Hall............................  .........................  ........................  Absent
Michael McKay.........................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
Thomas Meites.........................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
Bernice Phillips......................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
Sarah Singleton.......................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
Frank Strickland......................  Yes......................  ........................  ...................
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    The following agenda reflects only those items from the original 
agenda for September 18, 2006, as amended, that will be considered by 
the Board on September 22, 2006.

Matters to Be Considered on Friday, September 22, 2006

Board of Directors

Open Session
    1. Approval of Agenda.
    11. Consider and act on whether to authorize non-public briefings 
of the Board and discussion by the Board as per the items listed below 
under Closed Session.
Closed Session
    14. Briefing by the OIG on status of the investigation requested by 
Chairmen Enzi, Grassley and Cannon.
    15. Briefing by LSC Management on the investigation requested by 
Chairmen Enzi, Grassley and Cannon.
    16. Discussion of above briefings.
Open Session
    18. Consider and act on closed session briefings regarding the 
investigation requested by Chairmen Enzi, Grassley and Cannon.
    19. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.
    Contact Person For Information: Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board 
Operations, at (202) 295-1500.
    Special Needs: Upon request, meeting notices will be made available 
in alternate formats to accommodate visual and hearing impairments. 
Individuals who have a disability and need an accommodation to attend 
the meeting may notify Patricia D. Batie, at (202) 295-1500.

    Dated: September 20, 2006.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-8204 Filed 9-20-06; 4:57 pm]
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